Kelley William D Sch

Kelley William D Sch, an intimate elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD, educates 211 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 52% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Kelley William D Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Kelley William D Sch logs that nearly all students (91%) are Black; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 108% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kelley William D Sch is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gideon Edward Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kelley William D Sch.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kelley William D Sch has fell 48%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 1% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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